#u&me - Scraptastic

Good morning :)

I am stopping by the blog today with another page from my January Scraptastic kit... I just finished off my February projects and will share those soon :)

I just love the bright colours in this kit - Tongue Tied. All that Studio Calico Printshop is enough to drool over !

I started this page by just punching a lot of circles from my scraps from this kit. I really wanted to use all different patterns and colours, so I punched a few different sizes and played around layering them together. Once I had decided on the stacking process, I adhered them to my page and added some sewing.

You can see that I embellished the circles with one of the exclusive flair from the kit, along with some of the cool glittered stars from the kit too!

I added in more glitter with the Dear Lizzy heart toothpicks, tucked under this brushscripted tag.

And here is my completed page - I used the cool ombre paper by Echo Park for the background of the page.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today - the weather is *maybe* finally turning around up here in Canada .... so I hope to get outside to take a few wintery pics this weekend coming up.. How about you??

Hampton Art - CARDS

I am here today to share a few quick cards using lots of Hampton Art stamps!

I am definitely not an expert card maker, so I focus on the quick and easy. I really tried to make a concious effort to stamp a lot on this card.... lol

First up, I used the Kiss Me stamps from Bella Blvd by Hampton Art for this fun lovey card:

 I made a semi ombre background with different colours of red and pink inks with the same stamp over and over again. I also stamped some different colour word bubbles and adhered one with 3D adhesive:

Next, I made this card, using some great KI Memories products:

I had the background left over from another project and added some punched circles of patterned paper in behind some of the circles. I added a fun sentiment sticker and some stamped tags, using stamps by Echo Park.

I love the fun circles and it was an easy way to add pops of color on a basic card!

Be back soon with more projects...doing a bit of a catch up ;)

Hampton Art/ Jillibean Soup

TGIF!!!! I am so excited it's the weekend, I can't even tell you ! The weather here is supposed to be still nice and warm, although it is cooling off a lot in the evenings.

I am here to share a page made with lots of Jillibean Soup and Hampton Art licensed stamps for Echo Park.

I don't often do a lot of masculine pages, so I am happy to say today's is all about the boys!

 To create this page, I started by cutting a lot of diecut arrow shapes with my Silhouette Cameo. I layered these onto my bottom paper and added some stitching. Once I had all my papers and photo on the page, I added some stamping using some Echo Park/Hampton Art stamps and one of my Tim Holtz Distress Ink Markers. I coloured directly onto parts of the stamps - just the sentiments and not the whole image, and stamped it onto my page in various areas like so:



I added a stamped tag to finish off the page, and I was done! My pile/stash of stamps has sure grown the last few months. I need to remember to pull them out and stamp more on my projects. It is a great way to add just another layer of texture. Plus, it is super easy too! If you are afraid (like me) to stamp directly to your page, stamp on a scrap of paper and trim it around. This would be great for the sentiment that I had used too. That just adds another layer of texture to your project! Anyway - enough blabbering from me today - enjoy your weekend and get some craftiness in would ya!

Hampton Art cards!

Hello everyone! First off, thanks for all your sweet comments this weekend on the blog- I read every single one and really appreciate each of them! Sometimes I feel like I am talking to myself out there :)

Today, I wanted to share a few cards I made for the  Hampton Art blog this week. I used some fun KI Memories paper, along with some Hampton Art licensed stamps by Echo Park to make these cards:

For this card, I really put my punches to work.I wanted to make a quick and easy card that would be suitable for a boy - since my boys are always at one party or another! The card came together super quick with just two punches, some paper and stamps! Love when that happens.

This card came together even easier! I just cut a "7" with my Cameo and then stamped stars in a beige ink and then

added some foam adhesive to the back over top of this fun bright striped paper !

More Hampton Art stamps

I'm back again today to share another quick card made with Hampton Art released stamps for  Echo Park!

 I stamped the large butterfly and added a button/brad to it and popped it over the quilted/stitched background. Add some ribbon and a sentiment and WHAM- you are done!

Love this pretty KI Memories paper too - the soft yellow/pink/grey/beige combo is so pretty!

Hampton Arts + Echo Park blog hop!!

Today the team at Hampton Art has teamed up with the folks at Echo Park for a fun blog hop!

Hampton Art distributes the stamps for Echo Park and so we paired it up with some Echo Park papers to create some fun cards!

Here is the card I created for the hop:

I used the Echo Park Sweet Girl collection for this card, along with stamps from 2 different Echo Park collections:

 

And now the fun stuff! You could win some Echo Park or Hampton goodies...cool right!

Here are the details:

For a chance to win either a stamp prize from Hampton Art or one of three collection kits from Echo Park Paper, please continue on the blog hop leaving a comment on each blog. Winners will be selected and announced both on the Echo Park Paper and Hampton Art blogs on Monday, April 29th. All comments are due by Sunday, April 28th at midnight EDT to qualify.

Here is the blog hop list:

Echo Park Paper

Hampton Art

Good luck and happy hopping!

This month over at Scraptastic Kit club, we have been trying to use our punches on our kit projects - I love my punch stash. My favourite go to punches are circles or any size !!

I am fond of circles - but wanted to jazz them up a bit, so I decided to create some quick tiny pie charts with my punched circles!

Here is my page:

You can see that I punched some circles from the Glitz Design paper - then I went ahead by stacking the different coloured circles on top of each other and clipped them all at once. This creates "pies" of the same size. I added them onto the same sized circle out of white cardstock and then just layered my "pies" back together, alternating the colours on each pie shape.

Once I was done, I added some messy stitching to them. Here is a close up:

Then, I pulled out my Scraptastic Exclusive Mr. Brightside stamps and stamped some pie chart shapes onto scraps of vellum I had (with Staz On ink) and punched those out too... and added them to my page!

Cute right! I just love that pie chart stamp!!!

Hope you are inspired to make some use from your punches and get a little creative with basic shapes :)

September Nook kit!

It's the last kit for My Scrapbook Nook - it is full of Echo Park For the Record 2 - and I got to play along this month!

Here are my four projects:

 Although the paper seems masculine, I love the floral accent papers in the collection paired with a pretty damask :)

 But the collection really is great for boys : 

Hard to tell, but I cut out a bunch of confetti with my cameo using one of my Jillibean Soup studio files and stitched it behind some vellum here :

I love this pretty light blue patterned paper - and the mix of yellow with it is pretty!

 

This page didn't quite turn out as I hoped -but I do love the white mist from October Afternoon with the doily mask on the darker paper - shows up really well! 

 I think I spritzed it about 5 times to make it this opague:

 Lots of scrappy stuff going on lately - lots to share.. stay tuned for more :)

Hope you have been busy being creative.. drop me a note and say HI and let me know you are out there!

Away we go!

I had some time to play with the new Echo Park collection - Everyday Eclectic and I was in love! I love the colour combo and the fun hot air balloons, clouds and the white on kraft!

here is a page I created using some stuff from my stash!

I just love the sentiment stickers on the sheet... and added one to a Heidi Swapp polaroid frame I had! Love the polaroid idea for framing out Instagram photos.

 I couldn't resist adding some Studio Calico wooden words. they are SO CUTE!!! I love the little arrows and camera stickers too on the sticker sheet. I have a problem with stickers.. a hoarding problem.

and how cute is that flair from Marcy Penner's shoppe! Love it!

Here's a sneak peek of a project I will share with you tomorrow!!!

Scrapbook Circle July kit

This month's kit - Sunshine Day - has lots of options for layering. If you are at all like me, you get completely gaga crazy over the embellishments in the kits each month! This month is no exception. You get to choose from stickers, labels, frame stickers, buttons, little coat hooks, die cuts, envelopes...the add on even has a stamp -- well, you get the idea! I dove right into all these things when working on my kit. They may not be made by the same company or in the same product line - but they do work well together!  Take a look up close to see it all in action:
A little tip is that when things at first just don't seem to "match".... think of ways you can tie them together...maybe with a neutral layer behind them or even some stitching!
 This page has a lot of these things in mind! I used a variety of different embellishments from the kit, and pulled it together in a neutral background with some coloured misted splotches, matting some items with the charcoal patterned paper and lots of stitching!
Hope you will find a new appreciation for all those extra goodies in each and every Scrapbook Circle kit!

and can you believe that the August kit - True Story - has already sold out!!! it is not even August 1 yet!
Here is what you are missing out on:

So, dont' wait - if there is a kit you want at Scrapbook Circle - grab it before it is gone!

The Best

just checking in with another page created with the July kit - Sunshine Day from Scrapbook Circle!

This month's kit has this fabulously cute grey patterned bag in it! I loved the hexagon pattern so much, that I knew right away that I wanted to rip it apart and use it as patterned paper instead!

The result is pretty easy! I covered up a few flaws from taking the envelope apart but trimming down some paper into little hexagons to cover up my oopsies, along with some washi tape ... you can barely tell where the envelope started in the first place! It is super easy to stretch your kit farther and farther by just doing something simple like opening up an envelope! It hope you will give this a try!

Together...

Time to share one last page I did using the Scrapbook Circle Field Notes kit

I love this cork board paper - I used it a while ago on another page, but it is just the right shade of kraft with some fun texture don't you think! ?

I really wanted to use bits and pieces again - I punched a bunch of numbers from one of the Echo Park papers in the kit and used the scrap piece (green) below:

 I added in more washi tape to go with the washi tape that was included in the kit from Bella Blvd and stamped on it - of course, I stitched the crap out of it too ... lol

 The camera paper in the kit is PERFECT! Honestly, I am hoarding it - cutting those little cameras out is so easy and a great embellishment. Layer it all onto the mini polaroids from another one of the papers and there you go !

It is always a new adventure when I get my next Scrapbook Circle kit - and I am expecting one any day now! I cannot wait to see what Lisa has snuck inside :)

Sports Freak

I am back to share with you a page I did for Scrapbook Circle this month, using the June Field Notes kit

Another great thing I love about this kit is all the fun colours - there is the bold yellow and mix it with some olivey green and even teal - heaven!

 I just love the Echo Park letters -and that you get 2 different fonts is perfect for layered titles!

 I am in LOVE with the washi tape by Bella Blvd that was in the kit too - all messy stitched, it is perfection !

I hope you have checked out the ideas gallery and snatched up a kit - if not, what are you waiting for!

Check it all out HERE